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Historical Event on 7/8/1972
Sourav Chandidas Ganguly, cricketer (centuries in 1st two Tests for India 1996), was born in Calcutta.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/20/1968 | First Edition of 'Amrit Bazar Patrika' weekly was published in Bengali language. |
| 6/15/1991 | About 50% of the 180.3 million electorate cast their votes in the final phase of Lok Sabha elections. |
| 10/12/1990 | Government of India announces a 15\% cut in oil consumption, exempting LPG and kerosene. |
| 10/26/1952 | Pakistan's first Test cricket win vs India. Fazal Mahmood took 12 wkts . |
| 1/26/1996 | 47th Republic Day celebrated;Chief Guest was Fernando Henrique Cardoso, President of Brazil. |
| 4/27/1878 | Calcutta University started Women's Education, and allowed women to appear in the Entrance Examination. |
| 6/6/1907 | John Morley, U.K. Government State Secretary, declares ""it will not withdraw from India under any circumstances"". |
| 3/13/1997 | H. D. Deve Gowda, Prime Minister, presented the G. K. Reddy Memorial Award to Shekhar Gupta, Chief Editor of The Indian Express. |
| 3/3/2000 | Nitish Kumar, Samata Party leader, sworn in Bihar Chief Minister. Governor V.C. Pande's decision evokes widespread criticism. |
| 3/14/1992 | NTR expels Upendra and six others from Telegu Desam Party. |
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